Pouring spout for vessels



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I C.; HELCHER,

alcitizen of theUnitedStates, residing atl Alrorn in the of @Surnrhit and State ofhie., have invented y'certain new andfuse-v ful IinproveinentsK4 :inf Pouring-S po-ntsv or VeSSISfUf which' thellowing isj'agspecication 'f ao Y v "through the joint.r I

Thisfinventi'on relates to ,iin pi vernents in pouring or discharge spouts' for measuring vesselslxanlfthe like, and 'niore to tha't'- typefin wh"hf theflspout is'jp'lace'd .j in connnunication W supplied with liquid, is caused'to Vassu-ine an ing, in mostV instances," the employment ofa funnel and likewise renderlngfitflinnecessary to tiltV the: Avessetnf order Y- to *pourits kcon;-`

tents Theprilnary object of the present 'in-l vention is tolip-rovide novelvu j oint!*lorconw necting thespoutwith 'the vessel and` which joint will perniit of free movementoffthe spout and yetwill comprise yparts cooperatf inginV such manner asfto effectually provide f Y assume a substantially perpendicul'ark pov sition, as shovvninlligl or may beswung downwardly? to assume a inore for less horiv Zontalposition g and so as, Viny the yfirst* in? y joint.

against any leakagelloff'the liquide@ Ythe providea joint foras'p'outjof the type speci- .edwhich Will embodyniea'nsf for automatic-ally taking up Wear between its partsy' and'thus obviating the necessity of .packing ments of parts*` e Inthe accompanying drawings:

the joint oreffecting otherspecific adjust- Figure 1 is a perspective viewofthe dei-v vice embodyingthe invention; t i Fig; 2 is al detail verticalsectional view Y In the drawings the numeral l indicates` in general a` vesselfwhich may for example Vbeja measuring cup of" the type employed ingsupplying lubricating oilto vautomobile and Vother machine parts,v and V:this vessel@ may be Aprovided vWithithe usual handlel '2 i' and iff desired Vwith any 'suitable t'ypeor valve 3 for controlling the discharge of i v medium oa coil splingl' Whichis disposedv uponthe y*nipple l5. and bears at fone end against the end of thememberand at its other end against `the shoulder 18', the springbeing housed within the Y tsfstructure a fixed tubularInemberK-*'Which liquid frorn the vessel.

'lhevspout for the vessel isfindicated in general bythe numeral 4 andcOmprises .in

is securedA inany. suitableinanner; to Ythe 1th'jthef v esselfnearA bottom of Hthe saine and, when the` .vessel is nother object of-thejinvention.Y to

"from thegvessel and inthe Ylatter instance vtoperinitv o'such discharge. i f f A In order to preventleakage or' thecontents Y ofthe'vessel at, the joint provided between *the spout? andtheineinber 5, a nipplef ofv hollouTv cylindrical forni is'` ittedfat yone Ylof i thev ulnilar 'forni e winnen :of innrionnn, ernennen, ome. -l 'f or sivingingnlembei P260; i

illustrated fin the drawings and preferably formed exteriorly i Withvcircnniscribing shoulderl 10 "whichY acfesin ythe direction of Jthe innerfendl 'of the branch. ,Alse 'the 01j beveled sea-ting 'surface l1 Awhich extends circumferentiall .i filhemeniber 5 isformed the member-5 beingl open and the lopposite endbeino closed, as indicated by the .ni-unerat itsendvlrwith an inwardly directed ,an-

rotatably ittin "tl 1e. .s`heuldcred' louter fend of thelange 9 -andwith vthe flange 14; seating 4provided with an angularlyijdiiected :d is'-, j charge'end 8,.y At `its innerend the spout '7V 1sprovldedwith'a short lateral branch 9.

.branch1 ;isffornied interiorlywith afconical.. if

nular yflange 14, a`nd tliefpartsxere assembledvwith this endfportion ke .thecollar .extension Sill behind kthe shoulder 10'.; ln this manner the f spout 7 is 'connected with thev member 5v for swinging adjustment and maybe caused 'to stance, to provi-,de againstldischarge of liquid" end into,Ar` thek l"open lendV of the e ineinbei1- 5 and at its otherend lint-othebranch Qofthe spout, andv this `nipple i's provided upon its outer surface rnear its last-mentioned`l end vrWith circurnscribing `flange 16 having a,A

conical'seating surface vl'rand aIInore or less abrupt' shoulder-18, roppositely locateduV The seating Surface XZ of the nipple l5 rests, e

against'the seating surface "ll yofthe branch 5 L collar extension y12,V

rclearly shown.

1 9 and' the parte are held firmly and' snugly:lk

From the regiag description ofthe Withthe vessel, a ixed tubular member'in Y invention it `will be k evident that thespringv lewin at Van timesiwla yai@ nip'pieri S0 i .such movement is ofsuch construction as to :i ,g""p'reelufieV any possibility of Vleakage 'rofl the .K Contents "of the vesseiat theljoint.

'Having thus Vdescribed"the invention,

.1'. Airdischarge spout for VIneasuringives- 'Y seis and theiike comprising', incoinbina-Y is 2Q,

tion vvithfthe Vessel, va iXeol ytubular mem-V ber-1n eomrnunlcationfwith ythe vesse1,' a

spoutY having a lateralbraneh providedwith s "seating isnrfaoe,j'meansf connetlng`"the` said branhsof'thenspout with the' "said vtu- Q bnlar meinberlforrotative movement, and

a nippiefarranged Within thesaidi'gme-mber and spout branch and having a seatingpo'rtion contacting" "2.1L Vdischarge spout -fonmeasuring vesselsand'the hke'xcomp'rlsin'g, 1n combination communication with thel vessel, a spout havhe' i seating surfaceof` the ingV surfaee, means connecting they saidl branch. of thefspout/Wlththe said tubular 'member Vforl rotative movement,v a Vnipple arranged Withinv the said member and spout .branch and having, a seating portion contaotin'g.- the seating. surface of the branch,

Aand a compression spring bearing between the said member and the nipple and maintaining' the seating surfacesV of the parte lin mutual engagement.,V

3. A discharge spout for measuring -vessels and the like. comprising, in Combina.-

tionfwith theyvessel, a fixed tubular mein ber' inf Communication with: the vessel',Y x

spouthaving a lateral bran'ohprovided with a yseating Surface, means conneeting the said branch of the spoutvv'ith the said tubular member for rotative movenient,A anipple anranged With'inthe member andl spout branch 'and having a seating-,portion contaoting the'rseatingA-surface of the branch,`

j and a vCoinr'nressionA spring bearing between l' ing" arlateralbraneh Vprovided with@` seat-V the said member, and lthe nipple'and mainta-iningthe seating surfacesj of Vthel parte in mutual engagement; the extensionV being providedfivith a. circumscribing shoulder and the Vsaicil member 'being ,provided with a collar extension havg "a flanger ngagng behind Ithe shoulder, Y y* In testimony-whereof aixw signa-v ture.

HELCHER. [Lfa] z 

